Archive for 2018
CEPT WPT – Draft Report 289
In Autumn 2018, CEPT consulted on their report on Wireless Power Transmission for Electric Vehicles (WPT-EV) in 79-90 kHz RSGB: Submission to CEPT re Draft ECC Report-289 on WPT, Nov-2018 CEPT: Published ECC Report-289, Jan-2019
December 2018 Diode Tester article correction
In the December 2018 edition of RadCom we published the Multi-Mode Diode Tester article by Dave Ellis, G4AJY. Unfortunately some gremlins crept into the circuit diagram, meaning that it wouldn’t work as intended if built as shown. The main problems were the 1M resistor R4 and the labelling of switch Sw1b.. R4 was incorrectly shown […]
Listen for YOTA stations
YOTA month has just started. The first club to activate the GB18YOTA call sign was Aberkenfig Radio Club in Bridgend on 1 December 2018. Sandringham School Amateur Radio Club, with help from Verulam ARC, will activate it on Monday, the 3rd. On the 5th, it’s the turn of Swansea Radio Club, then Silcoates School on […]
Introduction to Amateur Radio workshops
The RSGB is still taking bookings for the An Introduction to Amateur Radio workshops running in association with Bletchley Park on 15 and 16 December 2018. These workshops will give an introductory insight into the world of amateur radio, as well as a chance to see the RSGB’s National Radio Centre. So spread the word […]
High altitude balloon news
On 6 December 2018, a team from hi-impact on the Wirral will launch another high altitude balloon, in conjunction with pupils from St Bridget’s Primary School in West Kirby. Once again they will launch from Welshpool. They are hoping as many local amateurs and SWLs as possible will assist in feeding the data into HABHUB, […]
Also in GB2RS this week…
Two more 2018 RSGB Convention lecture videos are now available on the RSGB website. You will need your Membership Services login to watch them. Don Greenbaum, N1DG talks about the KH1/KH7Z Baker Island DXpedition and Bo Hansen, OZ2M lectures on PI4 the Digital Mode for Beacons and Why It Is A Success. To watch these […]
